PowerPoint Presentation

… COUNCIL (DECC) 8 Committees and Their Priorities MEMBERSHIP Council membership is made up of representatives from child care businesses, parents, Head Start, Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP), statewide early care and education reso …

… Walls, Nemours Staff: *Amber Shelton, OEL, DDOE *Crystal Sherman, DPH Melanie Thomas- Price, Leap of Faith Child Care Kimberly Bryda, Little Caboose Child Care Staff: Takeisha Edmonds, OEL, DDOE Madeleine Bayard, Rodel St …

… , DDOE *Crystal Sherman, DPH Melanie Thomas- Price, Leap of Faith Child Care Kimberly Bryda, Little Caboose Child Care Staff: Takeisha Edmonds, OEL, DDOE Madeleine Bayard, Rodel Staff: John Fisher- Klein, OEL, DDOE Rena Halla …

… s, small businesses) ✔Funding increase to Redding Pre-K for Wilmington families ✔DIEEC and DDOE piloting Family Child Care Networks 13 DECC: Partnerships with Professionals Recommendation 2022 Progress toward Goal Establish individual lice …

… g process to propose changes in 2023 Develop single data system to track registration and attendance for all early child care and education settings, including a common statewide kindergarten enrollment system where all children are provid …

… 022 Progress toward Goal Ensure health and safety regulations are in place to protect all children regardless of child care setting Expand developmental screening and early intervention services HB 202 effective 7/1/23: DDOE designed p …

… for school age students 16 Workforce: Recruiting, supporting, and retaining early childhood professionals – including child care and home visitors – and implementing additional compensation strategies Additional Resources: Early Childhood Educat …

… al Resources: Early Childhood Educator Target Compensation Scale and Professional Pathway Delaware Early Education and Child Care Stabilization Fund Mental Health: Strengthening integration of mental health into home visiting, child care, and elem …